How to implement search view for list view?

Android list view with search functionality

• My dynamic list view(populated from a webservice) has a AutoCompleteTextView, "Search" button. I have implemented auto complete functionality for AutoCompleteTextView, it is working properly; when i type min 2chars, the AutoCompleteTextView is displaying matching results and when i select an item from the populated list, it is automatically appearing in the AutoCompleteTextView. That is fine, now I need to implement action for my "Search" button, when I click on this button, the main list view should display the matched results only. What is the best way to do it, without calling the webservice again? Thanks in advance. -nehatha

• Answer:

  Best Android way to do it is to use the http://developer.android.com/resources/articles/qsb.html. Basically you implement a provider to return the search results in a cursor. That cursor will be used as the source to show a list of items. And you can customize the action to be done when the user clicks on the item.